RE: Do you think Science and Religion can co-exist in a society?
June 1, 2017 at 2:55 pm
(This post was last modified: June 1, 2017 at 2:56 pm by Simon Moon.)
(June 1, 2017 at 1:25 pm)Lek Wrote: Co-existence works for me. Facts are facts. But we also must remember that many things people considered scientific facts 100 years ago are not accepted as such today.
Yes, because we add to our knowledge, and make modifications with the new knowledge. Tossing out bad models not supported by evidence, and adding new models better supported by the new evidence.
Quote:I also don't accept science as the ultimate method of discovering truth.
It has proven to be, BY FAR, the single best method we've yet come across.
Name another method, that is as reliable, across all religious and cultural back grounds.
Quote:If science hasn't or can't provide an answer I'm open to pursuing that answer by other means and have found answers by doing so.
And billions of people have found answers that differ from yours, when they use 'other means' based on their religious beliefs.
Again, proving that your 'other means' are not reliable.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
